How do I fill out a PDF (form) document online?

I have downloaded a PDF to fill out, some of the PDF's are greyed out in the spaces that need to be filled out, other forms don't have the greyed out bit, is there some way I can get it to grey out so I can fill it out online without having to print it and do it with ink?

If the fields are greyed out then that is how the author of the form intended it to be. It may be a form that can only be filled in by printing and using ink.
If the author intended it to be interactive then you would be able to type in this fields.
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